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Using technology to feed the world

Using technology to feed the world
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Sylvia Wulf
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Using technology to feed the world

Meet the company commercializing the world’s first genetically modified protein approved for human consumption.

''We all talk about the fact that there’s going to be 9 to 10 billion people in the world. We’ve got to use technology to be able to feed those people but we’ve got to do it in an environmentally sustainable way '' Sylvia Wulf

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Sylvia Wulf

Sylvia Wulf is a proven leader and accomplished executive and director with over 25 years of P&L experience driving both growth and improved performance.  During her career, Sylvia has led development and execution of customer centric strategies that created innovation and differentiation of the businesses she managed.  She developed a “source to sale” strategic approach that improved profitability and drove growth in market share at 3X the industry average.  Her diverse career encompasses executive level positions in the Consumer Packaged Goods, Distribution and Agribusiness/AgriTech industries. Her success in growing revenue and market share coupled with her strengths in operations, strategy development, mergers & acquisitions and environmental & social governance, positively impacted respected brands such as US Foods, Tyson, Sara Lee and Bunge. Sylvia was named one of the most powerful women in Illinois by the National Diversity Council.

Sylvia is currently the President and CEO of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. leading commercialization and growth of the world’s first genetically engineered animal approved for food – AquaBounty’s salmon.  In this role, she has broadened the investor base and strengthened the company’s financial position by raising capital in preparation for expansion; both domestically and internationally.   One of her greatest passions is environmental and social governance which has been integral to the development of Corporate Social Responsibility plans in prior organisations leading to partnerships in urban agriculture and new and innovative approaches to aquaculture.  She currently serves on the executive committees and boards of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) Board and Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), both of which are committed to sustainable management and stewardship of our environment and the use of science to solve global challenges.

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